Urban Decay is coming to South Africa (yay!) and I’ve got a Naked palette that you could win (double yay!)

Right! If you haven’t heard the news, Urban Decay is finally coming back to South Africa. Their first stand alone store opens in Sandton City on 9 July and more are supposed to follow suite but I don’t know when.

I’ve been a big fan of the brand forever, having first stumbled across some of their shadows in the sale bin at Edgars about twenty years back. (God, I’m sooo old!) Back then, dinosaurs roamed the earth and Urban Decay’s shadows still had a manhole aesthetic, but came in cutesy little tins with screw tops. (Also, their lipsticks where housed in metal tubes shaped like bullet casings!) I remember being blown away by how amazingly pigmented their shadows were and even went back to the store the next day to scrounge for more shades but they were all gone and then the brand disappeared from SA shores. Since then, I’ve been snapping up my favourite things on eBay as well as when I travel.

Interestingly, my favourite Urban Decay item isn’t one of their shadows. It’s turned out to be their wondrous li’l eye shadow primer potion. At R280 it’s a regte steal as a single tube will last you a zillion million years.

This is the old packaging as I’ve had this boy for almost a year (maybe over a year?), use him every single day and he’s still going strong.

I’ve tried several shadow primers over the years but none of them have ever managed to work as hard as Urban Decay’s does, so I keep going back to it. I swipe it on my lids every morning, wait a few seconds, slap on any old shadow and it literally looks freshly applied until I finally take it off. Shadow creases? Never heard of ’em! Also, a little goes a long way. I can easily make a tube last about a year and I wear make-up almost every day of my life.

But ja, let’s get back to the eye shadow. The jewels of Urban Decay’s empire are most definitely their ultra lustable bestselling shadow palettes – Naked 1 (bronze toned), 2 (cool toned) and 3 (rosey toned) and new Smoky.

Hello friend! These will go for R850 which is a brilliant price considering how many shadows you get and how long they last.

My darling li’l sis spoiled me with Naked 1 about two years ago and I’ve never looked back. It fulfils all my eye shadow dreams and more in that many of the colours I don’t even use. The palette you’re seeing in these piccies, by the way, is a new one (thank Urban Decay SA!) and not my original dude has he’s just not photogenic anymore. Poor guy’s been living a thug life, being lugged along wherever I go, to the point that his ‘fur’ is coming off and my favourite shadow, Smog, is almost showing pan.

To the left…

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…to the right.

Despite being a cool-toned blonde, Naked 1 is definitely my best fit. I know this because Mands and I agonised over each one in Sephora for so long I think the snooty French sales woman thought we were shop lifters. Also, because I’m disgustingly spoiled, I also got to toss a few shadow singles into my trolley but here’s my secret shame… I haven’t even opened them as all my shadowy fantasies are being fulfilled by this palette!

From the left: Virgin, Sin, Naked, Sidecar, Buck and Half Baked.

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From the top down: Smog, Dark Horse, Toasted, Hustle, Creep and Gun Metal.

Despite having a host of shades to pick from, for the most part, I tend to use just four of them – two golden-y ones for a day/summer eye and a slightly cooler duo for night-time/winter. Thus, I give unto thee my two staple eye shadow looks courtesy of my Naked palette that I’m clearly underutilizing in a massive way, but hey, I’m all about ease and speed.

Day/Summer

This is so easy to do it’s a joke. I just apply Smog to my entire lid and then sweep a bit of Half Baked in the crease. The two blend together seamlessly and it takes me two seconds to slap on. Forgive the hideous lighting. I’m not a mottled zombie, I promise.

Night/Winter

Another super easy look – Toasted all over my lid with Hustle in the crease and drawn out a bit and then back in again to cover a bit of the outer corner of the lid. While the shades look super mauve-y in the pan they appear VERY neutral, almost taupe, when they’re on. I then dab a dot of Vigin in the inner corner of my eye to brighten it up.

There are a few other Urban Decay gems I’d like to tell you about but I’ll save that for after the launch next month in case I discover a few new besties after that. In the mean time, hands up if you want to win a Naked palette! Urban Decay have kindly given me an original Naked palette to give away, just like my own, and I’m making winning it all too easy.

To stand a chance to win, simply leave a comment below telling me what you suspect your favourite shade in the palette will be – or is if you’ve already tried it! Another way to enter? Hit me up on twitter with ‘Hey @lipglossgirl, I’d love to win an #UrbanDecaySA Naked palette’ and be sure to include the link to this post.

This competition closes at 5pm on 24 June 2016 and is only open to South African residents. A random number generator is going to decide your fate and the winner will be announced shortly after the competition closes.

Good luck girls!

Love, love

Leigh

This competition is now closed. A big congrats to winner Andri Groenewald.

Omw I would loooovvve to win this I have been eyeing this palette for such a loooong time and would really love to own it. ‘Smog’ looks so amazing and ‘sin’. I’m sure if I owned this palette every colour will definitely be my favourite. Shared on twitter my twitter handle is @b_balutto 🙂

I received Naked Palette 2 from the shores of California for my birthday earlier in the year and the staying power and texture is everything it’s cracked up to be. Also dying to finally try the setting spray, if I can get a Joburger to send me some or UD eventually ventures south to the Mother city. Thanks for the heads up on the eye primer and holding thumbs on the palette that’s up for grabs.

Smog and Half Baked look good for the lid as Im olive skinned, and have been dying to get my hands on the Naked palette. The closest Ive come to duping any UD, is the LA Girl nude palette in the rose tones. I dont think there is a shadow in the Naked that I wouldnt use!

This is such an amazing giveaway…wow. Shared on twitter too(@flutterbymegs)
Would reaaallly love to win I need these in my life and “sin” is my favourite and would really suit me:) Pleeeeaaaase pick me!!!

Sidecar and half baked are definitely going to be perfect for me! I am dying to own this palette and crying cause I live in George so its gonna be a while before I get my hands on one even tho they launch in SA. A Beauty lovers worst nightmare is watching the jhb girls go to the launch and I can’t have nothing lol. Anyways this would soothe my soul.
Also tweeted (@Mel_delaCroix)

Oh my goodness, Hustle looks like it would perfectly compliment my hazel eyes, the whole pallet in fact because it’s so damn beautiful! This baby would be the perfect addition to any girl’s make up collection or LIFE for that matter! Having this palette in my life would me seriously happy 🙂 ♡

So hard to choose between Toasted or Buck but buck would look so good in the cut crease of my eye and it’s sooo versatile so opting for that color! Love this pallette, been wanting one for as long as they have been out! ❤

I’ve been eyeing these palettes for so long and would love to win one. I think sidecar is my favourite shade. I’ve been into shiny pinkish shades lately and would die to try it out. 😍 So excited for urban decay SA

Definitely Half Baked! Perfect shimmery gold lid colour for blue eyes. Buck and Naked are perfect matte transition shades for the crease to lower brow bone, but I have to go with the knock-out lid colour.

Honestly how on earth can one choose a favourite??
Can I please choose the whole palette?
It’s such a Beautiful Little Treasure Box of Shadows!!!
Like I would do anything to get my hands on this ASAP 🙂 🙂 🙂
If I must choose just one fave, it’ll have to be Naked…
I’m in Love! ❤ ❤ ❤